Sarcocystis accipitris

Sarcocystis accipitris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Apicomplexa
Class: Conoidasida
Order: Eucoccidiorida
Family: Sarcocystidae
Genus: Sarcocystis
Species:
S. accipitris
Binomial name
Sarcocystis accipitris
Cern & Kvasnovsk, 1986

Sarcocystis accipitris is a species of parasites of the genus Sarcocystis.

Description[edit]

This species was described by Cern and Kvasnovsk in 1986.[1]

The sarcocysts measure 15 to 17 by 13 to 15 micrometres in diameter.

Clinical features and host pathology[edit]

The only known hosts of this species are the Eurasian goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) - the definitive host - and the canary (Serinus canaria) - the intermediate host.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Cern Z & Kvasnovsk Z. (1986) Life cycle involving bird-bird relation in sarcocystis coccidia with the description of Sarcocystis accipitris sp.n. Folia parasitologica 33, 305-309